S82.253J
S82.253J — Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S82.253J is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "J" — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S82.253J does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.253. If S82.253J is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.253ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.253BDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.253CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.253DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.253EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.253FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.253GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.253HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.253KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.253MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.253NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.253PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.253QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.253RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.253SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, sequela
Questions about S82.253J
- Is S82.253J a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S82.253J is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S82.253J sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).